Reloading Reloading press Adjustable Cam Lever/lock down

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I'd like to be able to quickly release and relocate my single stage press to another spot on my bench. I saw a video last year showing this and lost the link. Do you know of a good strong cam lever assembly you could recommend? Thankyou.
 
These are expensive. We have a similar but much larger system at my shop. Ours is a large vacuum table with grid holes for clamps and stop blocks. And whatever dust is made, disappears!
https://www.kregtool.com/shop/clamping/clamps/

But Harbor Freight should have a similar method, for much less.

A few movable clamps and several strategic holes may be nicer to work with than a rail or bracket system.
There are a ton of different options and even more way to employ them!
I am trying to use mountain bike quick release clamps under mounted to the bench to clamp a sliding flush top mounting block tight into place. Then I can have a blank block in when I put the single stage away. Like an entire chamfered and slotted, piece of bench. No holes, rails or exposed fasteners on top.
I’m lucky I can laminate my own tops!:D
 
Are you wanting to be able to use it anywhere along the bench? T tracks with thumb nuts on the mount bolts (maybe using adapter plates among varying tools) would offer quick and versatile positioning.

If you want multiple positions but don’t need infinite options between each, or simply need to move/remove the press when not in use, then the Inline Fabrication quick change plates make a great option. A guy could throw some cam buckles on the front edge of a bench to lock them in place instead of using thumb screws on the mount plates for even faster removal.
 
+1 for the inline fab. it works slick. maybe not as fast as a cam lock system, but more than quick enough for me. Rock solid as well. resize 338 LPM on the rock chucker. never a movement. never loosens up.

I routered the top of my bench and set the plate flush, and also flush with the edge and made extensions for the locking screws.
 
sksshooter said:
I have t-track routered into my top. I made wood bases for each press. Works well for me.
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sksshooter said:
I have t-track routered into my top. I made wood bases for each press. Works well for me.
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Thanks for sharing your solution. What is a t-track and where may I find one? What fasteners are you using and how do they hold on the track? Drill hole in track and screw in?
 
With the forces being used in a press I am curious if the track systems would be ridged enough or if they might need to be epoxied in place. My mind always defaults to mill tables and movement.
 
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the t-track is an aluminum rail made to be installed flush with a work surface for bolting/clamping things down. i installed 2x 8ft sections apx 7" apart. this requires routing in a 3/4" wide channel in the top and then the tracks are screwed down. t-track bolts and thumb screws are used to hold the press bases down. i have them attached with #8 wood screws into the 2 layer of 3/4" top. i have processed several thousand pieces of brass since install and have no signs of pulling or loosening yet. i did make the bases a bit larger than likely necessary but i thought it would more evenly distribute the load on the rail. i purchased mine from amazon, similar to what is below. the t-track bolts and thumbwheels were also purchased from amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/T-Tracks-Acc...lja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1
 
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